[DMCForum] Re: Paying for college

["ryanpwright" <yahoo1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good for you. I am sure your kids will appreciate it. I hope you'll
also help them buy their first home and bail them out of debt when
they max out their credit cards. You will, won't you? If not, I guess
you put yourself above your kids, congratulations.

Will I help my kids with college? Of course. Will I pay the whole
thing? Probably not. If I have the cash sitting around, I might. Will
I sell off my DeLorean or remortgage my home to pay for it? Absolutely
not. We're talking about adult children here. If they want to get a
degree and make the big bucks - and I hope they do - they can invest
some effort into paying for it.

-Ryan

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jack Stiefel" <jackstiefel@xxxx> wrote:
> I guess you put yourself above your kids, congratulations.  I for
one will
> make Damn sure my kids get as far in school as necessary.
> 
> Jack Stiefel
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ryanpwright [mailto:yahoo1@xxxx] 
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:34 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DMCForum] Paying for college
> 
> Saw this on dmcnews:
> 
> "DUE TO MY SECOND CHILD ENTERING COLLEGE, I AM FORCED INTO SELLING MY
> D."
> 
> What the heck? "Forced" into selling your DeLorean? That's the
> stupidest thing I've ever heard. Why do parents feel they have to pay
> for their adult child's education? And to the point of taking out
> second mortgages and selling their prized possessions?
> 
> This is just stupid. When my kids are college age, I'll help them if I
> can, but it's not going to be a free ride. Student loans and a job may
> become necessary. I certainly won't be going into debt myself, or
> selling my DeLorean, to provide a young adult with several tens of
> thousands of dollars just because I'm his parent and feel "obligated".
> 
> Anyone with me?!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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